Re: Pentium MMX-233 DOS gamer dream machine.

Posted on Today, 05:03

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by cyclone3d

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Guys, if you haven’t tried DOS/Win3x on a 1st gen. Pentium computer you need to. This is the way Win3x was suppose to run. It performs so quick and responsive on a 1st gen. Pentium. And DOS games play great without stutter or hesitation. Win3x Networking is much quicker too. You really mean first …

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Re: Rarest CPUs?

Posted on Yesterday, 19:28

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by cyclone3d

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This is crazy, an AMD K5 PR200, look at the price, reached after the auction: https://www.ebay.com/itm/125228128174 I have an K5 PR166, which runs completely stable with PR200 speed, also with reduced VCore (3,52V>3,3V) and have payed about ~30€ for this CPU. One of my favourite Socket 7 gold …

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Re: Is there a Dual Head PCI video card?

Posted on Yesterday, 18:28

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by cyclone3d

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I can't imagine not having multiple screens for work or even just at home. 2 is the bare minimum and I would be much happier with 4 or maybe more. I wonder if it would be possible to make a universal piece of software to add multiscreen support for Windows 3.x.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on Yesterday, 15:46

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by cyclone3d

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This is a thin client with an ISA/PCI riser slot, a 3.5" floppy drive and a 44-pin IDE connector (originally it was for a Compact flash adapter that was accessible on the back. PXL_20220526_235127264~2.jpg Not going to divulge the brand/model until after I have a chance to actually do some testing …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on Yesterday, 15:31

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by cyclone3d

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This is a thin client with an ISA/PCI riser slot, a 3.5" floppy drive and a 44-pin IDE connector (originally it was for a Compact flash adapter that was accessible on the back. PXL_20220526_235127264~2.jpg Not going to divulge the brand/model until after I have a chance to actually do some testing …

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Re: Mspaint alternatives (Win32/Win64)?

Posted on Yesterday, 02:19

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by cyclone3d

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I say use a modern program. If you don't want to use the extra features, then don't. Gimp is great.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on Yesterday, 02:08

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by cyclone3d

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bjwil1991 wrote on Yesterday, 01:16: My guess is a Compaq/HP. Nope, I'll edit the post with the guesses instead of making extra replies.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-05-26, 23:59

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by cyclone3d

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This is a thin client with an ISA/PCI riser slot, a 3.5" floppy drive and a 44-pin IDE connector (originally it was for a Compact flash adapter that was accessible on the back. PXL_20220526_235127264~2.jpg Not going to divulge the brand/model until after I have a chance to actually do some testing …

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Re: Market value for popular or rare classic computer hardware

Posted on 2022-05-26, 15:00

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I'm seriously worried people here are wearing their IBM model M's out whilst complaining on the prices of them. Well I hope they wear them out faster then perhaps they can get over that keyboard and get a more practical one that doesnt sound like a freight train. I love mechanical keyboards just …

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Re: Promise Sata 150tx2 speeds windows 98

Posted on 2022-05-26, 00:24

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by cyclone3d

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Well that is lame.... Do you have the actual Microsoft updates installed? The ISO for the 2004 update CD is available on vogonsdrivers.com

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Re: Promise Sata 150tx2 speeds windows 98

Posted on 2022-05-25, 23:04

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by cyclone3d

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You can always lower the USB polling rate. That will most likely help out with the SATA throughput as the USB card will then be doing less in regards to IRQ transactions. Edit: https://github.com/LordOfMice/hidusbf Note: Pretty sure this will only make a difference for devices plugged into the USB …

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Re: Promise Sata 150tx2 speeds windows 98

Posted on 2022-05-25, 19:53

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by cyclone3d

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I would try turning Delayed Transaction off, L2 ECC off and the ECC on the RAM off. Try them one at a time. You may be reaching the limit of that board, but I would think you should be able to get a bit higher. Try without the USB 2 card installed as well. delayed transaction is off already. …

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Re: Market value for popular or rare classic computer hardware

Posted on 2022-05-25, 13:09

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by cyclone3d

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Eeew at those prices. Got a Rage Fury MAXX a couple years ago for $75 if I remember correctly. The GeForce 1 DDR cards pop up every once in a while for about $35, which is how I got mine.

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Re: Promise Sata 150tx2 speeds windows 98

Posted on 2022-05-25, 05:11

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by cyclone3d

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I would try turning Delayed Transaction off, L2 ECC off and the ECC on the RAM off. Try them one at a time. You may be reaching the limit of that board, but I would think you should be able to get a bit higher. Try without the USB 2 card installed as well.

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Re: Promise Sata 150tx2 speeds windows 98

Posted on 2022-05-25, 00:55

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by cyclone3d

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It could be that the polling rate of the USB card is slowing things down. Is there a setting in the BIOS for PCI latency?

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Re: Promise Sata 150tx2 speeds windows 98

Posted on 2022-05-24, 18:14

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by cyclone3d

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Not only the speed of the CPU, but the specs for the rest of the computer? What CPU running at what speed? What motherboard? What front side bus speed? What RAM and speed and timings? What speed is the PCI bus running at? What is the PCI latency set at? Is the slot the SATA card is in sharing an IRQ …

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Re: Post your Packard Bell computers here!

Posted on 2022-05-24, 15:39

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by cyclone3d

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Thanks for the links. I have seen that first linked page before. Not super useful since there are no specs but I guess it is something. The 120CD I bought I think has been upgraded. It has a modem, NIC and sound card that has 4 metal 1/8" plugs and a game port. Not really finding pics of any Aztech …

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Re: Is there a Dual Head PCI video card?

Posted on 2022-05-24, 01:49

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by cyclone3d

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Look here for some info: Dual VGA displays on 286/486?

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Re: VMware acquisition by Broadcom?

Posted on 2022-05-24, 01:33

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by cyclone3d

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Virtual Box is slow and buggy. Found out today that it has had a repeating key bug for years that hasn't yet been fixed. I really like VMware and have been using it for years. I hope that it doesn't get destroyed.

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Re: Is there a Dual Head PCI video card?

Posted on 2022-05-24, 01:28

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by cyclone3d

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The trick will be finding dual head video cards with Windows 3.1 drivers.

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